I want God to ignite my words with a match made in Heaven so that they burn in the heart of everyone who reads them or hears them, making them a furnace that spreads God’s warmth and light around the world.

Rather than a 1-man professional talk about God, a conversermon involves everyday people openly showing and telling what God has done in their lives. Ordinary people share testimonies, Scriptures, needs, gifts of the Spirit, exhortations, prayers, ministry to one another, etc. in an open mic format as led by the Spirit. (See 1 Corinthians 14:26).

Louis L’Amour, one of the most prolific and popular writers of modern times, agrees with the concept of conversermons — that ordinary people are eloquent. L’Amour wrote: “The poor peasant, the hunter, or the fisherman may have knowledge that scholars are struggling to learn.”

Personally, I’ve often wondered — since we can listen to sermons anytime we want, why should we spend our limited Sunday time together, listening to a sermon? Recently someone sent me this quotation by Yaholo Hoyt

“Church service was designed before radio, TV, and the Internet. If we have one solid day a week to get together, why spend it doing something we can do any time we want? I can listen to a sermon on the drive to work, the drive home from work, or often while I am working. If it is so important for people to hear ‘good teaching’ every week then we can listen to it during the week and then use it for ice-breaking conversation on Sunday.” –Yaholo Hoyt

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About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. I have written two books: Mindrobics: How To Be Happy For The Rest Of Your Life and Your Sperm Won--Experiencing Your Value As A Championship Human Being. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I lead a non-traditional church in Nashville based on open participation and Spirit-led sharing. We long to see the power and passion of the early church come to life in our time.

5 Responses to Conversermons — Spirit-Led Conversations About God

Thanks Steve, I love what you say in this blog and especially loved the quote at the end. I really agree that the regular sermon is not as effective in transformation as we are taught that it is. I definitely think there are times when some focussed input/teaching can help a group of believers to make a big step forward in a certain area. But weekly sermons are too much to actually process and apply to life. Every week the pastor has a new sermon whether you applied the last one or not.